(Photo: Scott Lynch)
From the looks of a photo that Scott Lynch added to B+B’s Flickr pool, the 7-Eleven on Bowery is now rocking the machine that keeps spare keys for you. This changes everything.
Yelp put together a “heat map” that shows how frequently certain words are mentioned in Yelp reviews. And guess what? There’s lots of mentions for the word “hipster” in the East Village and Williamsburg. We’re as shocked as you are. (Gothamist)
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The PS1 Warm Up kicked off for the season in Long Island City this past weekend. You can see more of Scott Lynch’s photos in Bedford + Bowery’s Flickr pool. Meanwhile PS1’s VW Dome closed in Rockaway with a disco party. See B + B’s Instagram for that.
Former doormen Angelo Fabara (who it so happens was at the Dome party with us) and Thomas Onarato recall the glory days of downtown nightlife. “Everyone was in his/her persona, day or night,” says Fabara. “They didn’t go home and change into their nightclubbing outfit. These people were in it, all night long. In the East Village, they really were. You really saw a shift right at like ’98.” [Red Bull Music Academy] Keep Reading »
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)
Hey, hey: we just spotted this neon signage going up on the corner of Second Avenue and East First Street in the East Village, where Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is set to open in late July, according to a construction manager.
Speaking of Brooklyn-Manhattan empires: Greenpoint’s Café Grumpy appears to be on a slow, steady course of dominating Manhattan. Last month, Café Grumpy Time’s Square was announced – and now? Looks like they’re set to arrive at Grand Central Station. [The Real Deal] Keep Reading »
A 28-year-old man was shot to death in Bushwick early this morning. No suspects have been arrested. [DNAinfo]
A man in a station wagon drove into the front gates of Tompkins Square Park in the early hours of the morning. [EV Grieve]
Really disturbing, strategically placed alligator limbs have been found strewn across Williamsburg. [NY Daily News] Keep Reading »
(Photo: Michael Tapp’s Flickr)
Above, Shaun Blonde gets suited up before taking folks for a ride on Olek’s “yarnshaw.” Check out Michael Tapp’s documentary about the yarn-swaddled rickshaw over at Time.
In light of the 12 weekends of G train closures that begin July 6, rumors have begun circulating that Citibank will partner with the MTA to place new Citi Bike stations around Greenpoint and LIC. Greenpointers documents a rep’s verbal gymnastics as he neither confirms nor denies the new stations. [Greenpointers] Keep Reading »